The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Volumen5Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... party found the vessels , consisting of seven brigs , averaging about 160 tons , three galliots of about 110 tons each , and one schooner and one sloop of about 90 tons each , all of which , except two of the brigs , were deeply laden ...
... party found the vessels , consisting of seven brigs , averaging about 160 tons , three galliots of about 110 tons each , and one schooner and one sloop of about 90 tons each , all of which , except two of the brigs , were deeply laden ...
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... parties to the two batteries , which mounted , one of them one , and the other two , long 24 - pounders . Heads his in the In the dusk of the evening three boats pushed off boats from the brig ; and , after rowing for about six hours ...
... parties to the two batteries , which mounted , one of them one , and the other two , long 24 - pounders . Heads his in the In the dusk of the evening three boats pushed off boats from the brig ; and , after rowing for about six hours ...
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... party , amounting to about get off 44 officers and men , had landed and spiked the two vessel . 24 - pounders upon the nearest battery . Having ac- complished this , lieutenant Lawrence and his party boarded a brig ; but , before either ...
... party , amounting to about get off 44 officers and men , had landed and spiked the two vessel . 24 - pounders upon the nearest battery . Having ac- complished this , lieutenant Lawrence and his party boarded a brig ; but , before either ...
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... parties being within point- blank shot of each other , the spanish gun - vessels , seven in number , handed their sails , formed a close line , and swept towards the Redwing , indicating an intention to board . That the Spaniards had ...
... parties being within point- blank shot of each other , the spanish gun - vessels , seven in number , handed their sails , formed a close line , and swept towards the Redwing , indicating an intention to board . That the Spaniards had ...
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... party drove the merchant vessel on shore , and compelled the two gun - boats , each of which was armed with one long 24 - pounder and 30 men , to take shelter under the batteries of Port- Dango . At this moment , three suspicious ...
... party drove the merchant vessel on shore , and compelled the two gun - boats , each of which was armed with one long 24 - pounder and 30 men , to take shelter under the batteries of Port- Dango . At this moment , three suspicious ...
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